Ted Heath thawing on Thatcher

Title

Ted Heath thawing on Thatcher

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

6 Jul 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:18

Description

Report by Peter Allen on former Conservative leader Edward Heath’s speech at the Penistone by-election. Heath has had a bad relationship with the new Conservative Party leader but has now publicly shown his support for Margaret Thatcher, who responded positively in a statement. How much do Heath’s comments really mean?

Contributors

Edward Heath; Peter Allen

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political leadership; Edward Heath; Penistone

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